Chapter One I squinted up at the smog-filled, yet sunny sky. I checked my phone again for the time my rideshare would arrive, only to see I got yet another text from my client. Asking for another update. Didn’t they understand that the more time I spent updating them was less time I got to work on their case? I texted back that I’d just arrived and was enroute …
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Oct 2023
Vincent Henfault is the only son of Keith and Danielle Henfault. The Henfault family originally moved to the trapping town of Cat Eye Creek in the 1940’s, when Vincent’s grandfather, Henry, was still a young boy. His great-grandfather, Eckhart Henfault, along with his wife, Fiona Henfault, created a lumber business that expanded the town and built the beginning of the family fortune. Using logs and stone sourced from the …
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Oct 2023
Aster Jenkins is the main character of Coming Home to Cat Eye Creek. They’re nonbinary, reckless, and caring for friends and family. However, Aster isn’t the best at decision-making, as the first thing he does in the book is drive through the mountains in the middle of a fierce snowstorm. However, Aster’s many friends are usually there to help them when they stumble. They have friends throughout the US, …
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Jan 2024
I woke up. But I don’t think I was sleeping. Maybe it wasn’t so much waking up as being born. I was a small raggedy Anne doll. Button eyes. A mop of red hair. A thin threadbare smile. What was I? I moved slowly. I don’t think I could do that before. I don’t think I could even think before. I push myself up and sat on the ground. …
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Dec 2023
I vomited over the side of the ship. As I gasped the salty air into my lungs, my mouth still bitter, a sailor clapped me on the back. “Oi, not much for the sea, I see, it’s best if you go downstairs. It’s dangerous to lean over the railing like that.” “Yeah, I think I’ll do that.” The man had an accent I couldn’t place, and I couldn’t guess …
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Dec 2023
Happy holidays, everyone! This is a beginning-of-the-month update post for several projects behind the scenes. Cat Eye Creek: Yep, I’ve started the first draft for the second book of the series. I’m not going to give you any spoilers, but let’s just say this book will focus on Vincent and his relationship with his parents. You won’t believe the secrets they’ve kept from him, and the ending is going …
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Nov 2023
When you sit down to write, do you just open the document and sit there staring at it for about an hour before getting anything done? We’ve all been victims of this. We sit down to write, all ready to get some serious progress made on our WIP (Work-In-Progress), but the second we get there our minds blank and we’re left wondering where the story goes next. I’ve been …
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Nov 2023
Chapter Eight I rubbed my eyes, staring at my phone. They should be here any minute. I’d warned the Goodwin’s there were complications in rescuing their daughter and she wasn’t the same. I wasn’t sure how much they believed me. There was a lot of misinformation on Fae out there, so they might just think their daughter now has the ability to talk to animals or something. Rather than …
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Nov 2023
Chapter Seven The tired old woman made me want to rant and curse at Lady Raine. I got scammed by her. No wonder she was so willing to let Marilyn go. The Fae despised older humans, favoring youthful looks and beauty in younger people. Wrinkles and gray hair were big no-nos. On the outside, I feigned placid interest. “Is this really Marilyn?” Raine nodded. “Of course she is! Of …
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Oct 2023
Chapter Six I was still wearing my little black dress from the nightclub. That wouldn’t do to meet an old and powerful Fae. The first thing I did, was pull a long skirt out of my purse. I put it on over my dress. Then I pulled out two long pairs of gloves. Alright, now I looked much more ballgown than nightclub dress. This would have to do. I …